Portraiture William Shakespeare
no written contemporary description of shakespeare s physical appearance survives, , no evidence suggests ever commissioned portrait, droeshout engraving, ben jonson approved of likeness, , stratford monument provide perhaps best evidence of appearance. 18th century, desire authentic shakespeare portraits fuelled claims various surviving pictures depicted shakespeare. demand led production of several fake portraits, misattributions, repaintings, , relabelling of portraits of other people.
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